Tag: Japchae

I had a packet of Korean glass noodles (japchae) at home … it has been sitting in the kitchen for months … yeah! months hahaha

Today, I decided to try cooking the Japchae with a twist. I decided to try mixing it with Thai style sauce.

Unfortunately, since this is my first time trying it out, all ingredients are based on estimation. So what I’m typing out here will be just an estimation. For those who wish to try out, you will have to do it at your own preference as well.

Note: Optional, you can take just a bit of the stalks to add to the sauce later. (This is what I did)

Ingredients for the Thai style Japchae

For the sauce:
half a bowl of dried shrimps (soak in hot water first and once soften, drained)
5-6 garlics
5-6 bird’s eye chillies (more if you like it hotter)
3 pieces of palm sugar (gula melaka)
half cup of big green lime juice
half cup of fish sauce

I was not feeling well a few days ago, and after seeing the doctor and resting at home for the day, I decided to cook Seafood Japchae (Korean style glass noodles) for dinner. A simple dish that’s easy to cook and mild in taste (not spicy at all). You can cook it either with seafoods such as prawns, mussels, octopus or sliced fish. You could also substitute seafoods items with either beef or chicken bulgogi. This simple glass noodle dish named as Japchae is one of my favourite Korean foods 🙂

Method:
1. Blanched the spinach after washing them thoroughly. Tossed and squeeze out excess water and then cut the spinach about 2 inches lengthwise.
2. Soak tanghoon in very warm water for about 10 mins or till soft. Drain dry.
3. In a small pan, add a bit of oil and stir fry the garlic and onions. Then add the prawn. Season with salt and pepper. Once the prawn is cook, scoop out and put aside.
4. Using the same pan, add a bit of oil, stir fry the carrots, bell peppers and spinach separately. Each time season with salt and pepper to taste. Put aside.
5. In a big bowl, add the tanghoon and the other ingredients. Pour the sauce and using a glove, mix all these together. Usually at this point, I would taste and see if I need to add anymore salt/pepper to adjust the taste.
6. Scoop the japchae into serving plates. Serve either while its warm or cold.